University of Texas at San Antonio Major Depressive Disorder Research Paper

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4313 - Research Paper Due June 30, 2021 @ 11:59 PM (CST) General Overview In this research paper assignment, you will investigate a mental disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fifth Edition (DSM-5). You will need to select and get approved your disorder to be researched. More is on this below. The paper will consist of describing the disorder and reviewing treatment options for it. However, most of the essay will be focused on the treatment options. Formatting will need to be in APA format, and you will turn it in via a link on Blackboard. Approval of Topic You will need to have your topic approved early in the semester because only 3 students will be allowed to research one topic. To do this, review the list of pre-approved disorders to research under the Research Papers content folder on Blackboard. Select one to research and post it on the Research Topic’s discussion board. It will be first-to-post policy to see who can research that topic. Once you do that, your instructor will email you notifying you that your pick is confirmed. You should be good to go after that. If you chose to change your topic, simply update your discussion thread and email the professor. You will get another email confirming this selection. However, make sure 3 students have not already selected that topic. Specific Assignment Instructions Part 1 – Describing the Disorder You will need to describe the disorder you have chosen to research. You will need to elaborate on the symptoms described in the DSM-5’s criteria for that disorder. Explain what a presentation of the disorder may look like and note how distressing it can be. Put all this in your own words. Do not write word for word the diagnostic criteria in your essay. I have the criteria. I do not need you to rewrite it for me. You can also write about how common it is and any biases in demographics. This should not be the bulk of your essay and should account for about a page. Just remember it needs to be reflective of the criteria in the DSM5. Other things to include are etiology of the disorder. Is it mainly organic or environmental? How does it progress? Does an individual simply begin to experience the symptoms (sudden onset) or is there a development to it? These will also be helpful in describing the disorder. Specifiers Many of your chosen disorders will have some type of specifier with it. You may also wish to include these in your description. There is a small section in the DSM-5, following each set of criteria, that will further explain the specifiers’ meanings. Some of the terminology may be confusing and it is recommended to ask the instructor if you have any questions. Severity Ratings The DSM-5 introduced severity ratings to help distinguish between the levels of functioning for each disorder. You may also explain these as well in your description. Some severity ratings are simply put there with little to no explanation. This can also be a topic of discussion. Part 2 – Treatment Options Welcome to the actual research portion of this paper. In this part you will need to find various treatment options for your specific disorder. As we discuss in Chapter 3, treatment options are always being developed for the various disorders and pathologies diagnosable using the DSM-5. You will need to find at least 3 treatment options for your disorder. The major caveat is that they must be supported by some research. Remember the idea of the field is to find disorders that can be treated, just like the biomedical model would have it. You will be presenting these treatment options in your essay. Say what the treatment aims to do and its basis (also called the model it is based on like cognitive or psychodynamic). What is new about it, if it is new? Provide evidence of its effectiveness (AKA you will need to include statistics reported by those journal articles). There is a lot of leeway here, all that is expected is that you effectively present at least three treatment options. Some things to consider is that some disorders will not have a specific treatment to them; rather, the cluster of disorders will have researched treatments. In the case of trichotillomania, this would be researched as an anxiety-related or obsession-compulsive disorder and may not have a specific treatment to it. The DSM-5 itself will give you clues about treatment. No specific treatment is expected to be discussed. You can research psychotropic medication, behavior therapy, psychotherapy, or any alternative methods. Consider innovative therapies (e.g. grounding/rooting) if you wish. You will need to cite a minimum of 5 academic journal articles to help support the efficacy and effectiveness of the therapies. This does not mean you need 5 articles for each, but a minimum total of 5 academic journal article references. Any other type of reference is encouraged, but the journal articles will be a focal point in the grading of the assignment. How do I find academic journal articles about treatment? There is a magnitude of resources at your disposal to find these articles provided conveniently by the library. Like always, a simple browse on the internet can give you a good head start, but you will need to use specific searches to find journal articles. Some good search engines to use are PsychInfo or PsychArticles. If you want to research medical treatments, then PubMed is always a good start. The big thing to consider is that the article needs to be peer-reviewed. Some governmental reports can definitely be used but make sure they are from accurate reporting authorities, such as NIMH or CDC. Google Scholar can sometimes be helpful. Formatting You will need to write this assignment using APA formatting. The structure at a minimum should be a cover page, 4 full pages of body content, and a reference page. So, 6 pages in total. There is a maximum of 7 pages of content or 10 pages in total. Since all of you will be using the DSM-5’s criteria, you will need to include a reference for the DSM-5. Make sure to write in the 3rd person. Understandably part of this assignment will be you describing it in your own words, but you can still write it without the usage of “I”. Make sure to write everything in Times New Roman, 12-pt., and double-spaced font format. The paper will look dull and boring, but that is what I have become accustomed to. You should not be using any headings for this assignment. Also, do not include an abstract. It is expected you edit your assignment and it is free of common grammatical errors. Here is a great link to some information about meeting the APA formatting requirement. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html Furthermore, the Writing Center can help you with APA formatting of your paper. Submitting It You will submit this assignment on Blackboard through a link under the Research Paper content page. It will be reviewed using SafeAssign. Make sure to submit it as either a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file format. If you have a Mac and are using the Pages program, you will need to convert it from a .pages to a .pdf.
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Outline: Major Depressive Disorder


Part 1-Describing the Disorder

Major depressive disorder is a mental health disorder where the patients are constantly in a
depressed mood and lose interest in most activities in their daily life.


Part 2- Treatment Options

One of the evidence-based treatment options for major depressive disorder is psychotherapy.
The second treatment option is still on the psychotherapy options-interpersonal therapy.
The other treatment is electroconvulsive therapy which is primarily helpful for patients who are
not responding well to medications and have suicidal tendencies.


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Major Depressive Disorder

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Major Depressive Disorder
Part 1-Describing the Disorder
Major depressive disorder is a mental health disorder where the patients are constantly in
a depressed mood and lose interest in most activities in their daily life. It is classified under
depressive disorders in the DSM-5. The DSM-5 further outlines the criteria that can be used in
diagnosing the major depressive disorder. Individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder
have to be experiencing five or more than five of the symptoms within the same two-week period
of the symptoms listed in the DSM-5. Before delving into the other symptoms, it is essential to
note that diagnosing a patient with a major depressive disorder should be either a depressed
mood or a loss of interest and pleasure in anything. The first criteria outlined in DSM-5 are that
the patient should report or have been observed as a depressed mood almost all days. This means
that the patient may be feeling sad, hopeless, and empty to some extent.
The patient should also show diminished or no interest in any of the day's activities that they
would have formerly partaken. There should also be significant weight loss. This is in cases
when the patient is not in any dieting program. Consequential weight loss may mean the patient
has lost more than 5 perce...


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